Dracunculiasis: Dracunculiasis, more commonly known as Guinea worm disease, is a preventable infection caused by the parasite Dracunculus medinensis.Infection affects poor communities in remote parts of Africa that do not have safe water to drink.racunculiasis (dra-KUNK-you-LIE-uh-sis), more commonly called Guinea worm disease, is a parasitic infection caused by Dracunculus medinensis (a long, thin worm). Infection is seen when the adult worm emerges through the skin of an infected person.
1. personality disorder-inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior. folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder, disturbance - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness.
A personality disorder is an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates from the norm of the individualâs culture. The pattern is seen in two or more of the following areas: cognition; affect; interpersonal functioning; or impulse control.n order for a person to be diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) they must meet five or more of the following symptoms: 1  Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements).